Source: Alex Wong / Getty Over the past year, the fight for voting rights has felt like an epic struggle. Since early 2021, when a Republican-led voter suppression effort in Georgia gave way to copycat legislation all across the US, my organization Black Voters Matter, and hundreds of local and national partners have been a…
Source: MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / Getty It’s been three years since 49-year-old Ronald Greene was tased, beaten, and choked during a deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police and one thing is clear regarding the investigation into his death—the deeper the probe the more cops are found to be lying their blue arses off. MORE: Surprise,…
A shocking video of a student dressed in a white hood and yelling racially derogatory slurs has emerged on social media. The Knoxville private school says it has taken “severe disciplinary action” against the students involved and “does not condone this behavior.” According to WBIR, the students in the video shared on Wednesday, May 4, are from…
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday that the case of Crystal Mason be reconsidered by a lower appeals court. Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to five years in prison for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while she was on supervised release from a federal conviction, will have her case heard…
Kevin Samuels | Source: Kevin Samuels/Facebook The death of controversial YouTube personality Kevin Samuels has sparked a wide range of reactions from supporters and detractors alike who are split on how to properly acknowledge the loss of life. Nowhere else is that more apparent than on social media, where memes and gifs have repeatedly gone…
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union‘s daughter Kaavia James Union Wade is growing up right before the eyes of social media followers and so many others. Earlier this month, the toddler shocked fans with her precise vocabulary after spending some quality time with her father. The milestones don’t stop there. In an Instagram post uploaded on May 7, on her…
The University of Memphis’ GROWWTH pilot program will support Tennessee’s effort to help its low-income residents. The University of Memphis will support the state of Tennessee’s effort to help its low-income populace by providing approximately 2,500 West Tennessee families with workforce training programs and wraparound services over the next three years, according to The Commercial…
2 Chainz and his wife Kesha Epps share three children together. The happily married couple regularly share family moments on Instagram and frequently attend the Atlanta Hawks basketball games. But he’s not a fan of what he pays for his kids’ tuition. On Tuesday, the Atlanta rapper shared a screenshot of a text from Kesha,…
Curtis Means, the world’s earliest surviving “micropreemie,” is now teething and tooling around the house in his walker. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Michelle Butler was just over halfway through her pregnancy when her water broke and contractions wracked her body. She couldn’t escape a terrifying truth: Her twins were coming much too soon. Dr. Brian…
This week the Mississippi Department of Human Services sued its former director and a Pro Football Hall of Famer for misusing more than $24 million meant to help the neediest families in the nation’s poorest state. According to reports, John Davis, who was appointed to lead the state agency responsible for managing welfare programs in…
